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3CX Live Chat vs ReadyTalk comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 3, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

3CX Live Chat
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
6th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
IP PBX (1st), Unified Communications (2nd), Live Chat (6th), Hosted and Cloud Based VoIP (7th)
ReadyTalk
Ranking in Virtual Meetings
22nd
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Virtual Meetings category, the mindshare of 3CX Live Chat is 3.4%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ReadyTalk is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtual Meetings Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
3CX Live Chat3.4%
ReadyTalk1.6%
Other95.0%
Virtual Meetings
 

Featured Reviews

Ram Maruboina - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer – Rust Systems & AI Evaluation at Turing
Real-time chat has boosted customer satisfaction and improves team efficiency and lead conversion
We could improve with better advanced chatbot customization, stronger AI-powered conversations, automatic deep CRM and third-party integration, more detailed analytics and reporting, additional customization options for chats, and improvements to mobile app performance and workflow automation. Regarding security, it is essential for customer-facing interactions. I would point out the real-time data lag, which is a significant gap, and enhancements in system reporting and live data update metrics are necessary. We also miss deep customer journey insights, along with user interface improvements, mobile widgets, and agent experience enhancements, especially with security and privacy configurations. On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate 3CX Live Chat as an 8 because it has excellent control over the PBX license while enabling instant transitions from chat to voice and video calls. The reasons for losing those two points include basic analytics, widget customization options, and limited standalone chat tools compared to its competitors, which have higher market shares. With the right developers, they could excel in this area. The reason I chose the number eight is not only about analytics or customization but due to reliability bugs and agent workflow frictions, which affect the overall reporting coherence. Reliability and security glitches are significant drawbacks.
it_user479847 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing Campaign Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Great pay as you go options.
- Marketo Integration - Simulive events - Customer service - Cut down bandwidth - Scale at a cheaper cost - 1 year - No. Very easy! - A few minor issues along the way - No, but would like to have more support outside of US Customer Service: - Great! Technical Support: - Great! - Cheaper,…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The integration between the video and voice is the most valuable solution."
"The most valuable features of 3CX include meetings, IVR, and the workflow personalization of the service desk activity."
"One of the biggest benefits of using 3CX Live Chat in our organization is it just works."
"3CX is my best PBX offering because it is a third of the cost and provides a full set of professional features, especially for call centers."
"Since implementing 3CX Live Chat, we have seen our average response time decline by around 55%, customer satisfaction increase by approximately 45%, and lead conversations on the website chat improve by about 35%."
"The 3CX Phone System system simply works."
"The solution is basically an online phone, it doesn't charge you anything, you can contact people easier than using normal applications, and it has powerful and secure connections."
"It has resulted in customer satisfaction for the company product on IVR/web conference/application integration/mobility, etc."
"Chairperson controls are pretty user-friendly."
"Using ReadyTalk allows us to provided effective trainings, makes our employees more productive, and safer by keeping them closer to home."
"Within the first 6 months of using ReadyTalk, I have saved over $100K in comparison to using other technologies."
"Recording live webinars and having our recurring demo webinar scheduled out in advance and all synced to Marketo has been indispensable."
"Our webinar program was floundering, but after I started working with ReadyTalk, we have been able to increase the number of webinars, these webinars have successively attracted higher quality presenters and have become a real marketing tool for our association."
"ReadyTalk is a very user friendly tool."
"We have recovered the 6 to 8 (agonizing) hours a month we used to spend with another platform's tech support."
"ReadyTalk helped my organization deliver high-quality training webinars to small business owners around the country."
 

Cons

"We had sync issues between the mobile clients and the desktop phones which needed vigorous testing and fault finding."
"During one upgrade, we lost conferencing that took several months to add back in the new version."
"No issues with the solution, except its services require a business model change."
"It needs a better training and certification process."
"We would like to see continued improvements in the 3CX phone mobile apps, such as allowing for deletion of multiple voicemails, shared parking control, and disabling softphone mode."
"The current solution requires different ports for each instance and is not allowing for SIP trunk sharing between them."
"It would be really good to have an expanded range of VoIP handset hardware to include more Cisco phones."
"The reporting and dashboards of 3CX could be improved."
"One great feature they can add is the ability to use animations within your slides."
"Add animation capabilities!"
"Compared to other webinar platforms, ReadyTalk's pricing is a bit high."
"Supporting PPT animations and direct upload of recordings to YouTube would be great."
"A few minor issues along the way."
"Prices can always be dropped but overall these rates are competitive with other teleconferencing systems."
"The aesthetics are not great."
"We'd like the joining process for presenters to be more seamless (and they are working on that)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We used a yearly license depending on the customer's requirements, and the customers did not complain about the pricing."
"Switching from POTS or PRI to SIP Trunk save the customer real costs. ROI is seen in less than a year."
"3CX sells an annual subscription, but we usually split it out monthly for clients, so they don't see an annual bill for the 3CX licensing, it's just part of their monthly phone bill. As they're paying us for carrier service anyway, we just roll it all together. Your standard phone service would be an additional cost, you either need to maintain a local carrier with POTS lines or PRI or a SIP, or you have to go with a cloud-based SIP."
"We have purchased an annual license to use 3CX Live Chat. There are different options available, you can pay monthly or yearly. I am completely satisfied with the pricing of 3CX Live Chat, it is cheaper than competitors and it is a better solution."
"The price of the solution is in the middle range compared to other solutions. There are different license options available. For example, there is a professional version and an enterprise version, and with the enterprise version, you have the ability to modify the dashboards. You can purchase a license at many different time frame increments, such as monthly, yearly, or two years."
"The price of the solution has been reasonable. We have not had any problems or complaints with the licensing model. We have not reached a point where we need to upgrade. We have all the correct channels."
"The price of the solution is reasonable. There are a few license options and we are using an enterprise license."
"There is no add-on costing on the standard fees."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business14
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for 3CX Live Chat?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing for 3CX Live Chat is good, as they are not very expensive. We have an unlimited number of engineers on 3CX Live Chat, so the licensing cost is ...
What needs improvement with 3CX Live Chat?
3CX Live Chat can be improved, as it is very frustrating that we do not receive the call on the application. Thanks to the offline feature, if the application is offline and we miss a call, after a...
What is your primary use case for 3CX Live Chat?
My main use case for 3CX Live Chat is using it for the company support line. A quick specific example of how I use 3CX Live Chat for my company support line is that we have a support number in our ...
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